On Twitter, he offered his thoughts on the contest, stating, “At first, I would like to thank the people that supported me and stopped by to watch the fight. I know I let them down.

“I have no excuses, I know that I’m behind these tough guys but I will always accept fighting regardless of the opponent or my possible win or loss. I know that many will criticize but I’ll not give up and I’ll be back soon.”

Silva (16-5) was seeking his first UFC win streak, but dropped to 4-4 overall with the promotion. Earlier this year, he stopped Takenori Sato via first round TKO after falling to Dong Hyun Kim last October.

Since coming to the UFC in 2011, Silva has defeated Luis Ramos by knockout, lost to Carlo Prater via disqualification, submitted Charlie Brenneman, dropped a decision to Jon Fitch and submitted Jason High.

Round 1 of this fight was similar to the round 2 or 3 of the GSP/Condit fight, in which one fighter is hurt but then battles back to arguably win the round. That is the sort of drama that we fans love.

Thanks for being a warrior, Erick Silva. It takes two to tango. You surely proved that, and I look forward to seeing you scrap again. Maybe a meet-up with Jordan Mein would be a good match?